Here information on most famous explorers and what they explored. Note that during those times, it is sometimes a bit tricky to look at pirates, privateers, explorers and tell them apart.
However, I have tried to split the list into two. This one focuses on aspects of exploration, whereas there is a separate list of Elizabethan pirates. This is not just British, Italian, Spanish explorers and pirates during Elizabethan times, but prior to and after the Elizabethan era as well. Perhaps the most famous explorer in the world- Christopher Columbus has been covered in some details as well.
List of Famous Explorers during Tudor times & Elizabethan era
Contents
You can start with Tudor Times Exploration of the World and Elizabethan Era Explorations and Voyages. If you are interested in knowing more about explorers from a particular country or area, see below.
European Explorers
Famous British Explorers
Famous Elizabethan Era Explorers
You can also read Elizabethan Explorers Timeline
Spanish Conquistadors
Women Explorers
Famous Polar Explorers
Famous Portuguese Explorers
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus Famous Explorer during Elizabethan Period – Arguably the most famous of them all
Famous Elizabethan Era Ships
Vasco da Gama the Famous Explorer
Vasco Nunez De Balboa Biography
Jacques Cartier Famous French Explorer
Hernando de Soto Biography
Fray Marcos de Niza Italian Explorer
Elizabethan Age of Exploration
Sir Francis Drake: Explorer, Pirate and Politician
Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon
Richard Hawkins: famous English admiral, explorer and traveller
Sir Philip Sydney
Sir John Hawkins of Plymouth
Louis Joliet The Canadian explorer
Sir Humphrey Gilbert: Famous English Noblemen, Explorer
Juan de Onate Famous Spanish Discoverer, Explorer
Famous Italian Explorers
Pedro Alvares Cabral
Sir Martin Frobisher, His Explorations, Voyages, Discoveries
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo Famous Explorer from Portugal
Gaspar and Miguel Corte
Giovanni da Verrazzano Italian Explorer
Bartholomeu Dias: Famous Portuguese Explorer
Martin Frobisher: Famous English Navigator, Explorer
Cabeza de Vaca Famous Elizabethan era Spanish Explorer
Sir Richard Greenville Elizabethan Era Sailor, Soldier and Explorer
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Famous Spanish Explorer
Marco Polo one of greatest Travellers and Merchants from Italy
Sir Francis Drake: Explorer, Pirate and Politician of the Elizabeth era, biography
Sebastian Cabot Mapmaker for England
Samuel De Champlain: Famous French Explorer
Sir Philip Sydney prominent courtier
Hernando De Soto Spanish Explorer